Table A1.
Classification of 194 countries according to WHO Region, income group, Gavi-eligibility status and rotavirus vaccine introduction status as of December 2016.
| WHO Regions | Country | Income groupb | Gavi Phase IV statusc | Rotavirus vaccine introduction statusd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO | Benind | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer |
| Burkina Faso | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Burundi | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Central African Republicd | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Chad | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Comoros | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Eritrea | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Ethiopia | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Gambia | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Guinead | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Guinea Bissau | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Liberia | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Madagascar | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Malawi | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Mali | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Mozambiquee | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Niger | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Rwanda | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Senegal | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Sierra Leone | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| South Sudan | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Tanzania | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Togo | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Ugandad | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Zimbabwe | LIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Angola | LMIC | Transitioning | Introducer | |
| Cabo Verde | LMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Cameroon | LMIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Congo | LMIC | Transitioning | Introducer | |
| Côte d'Ivoired | LMIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Ghana | LMIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Kenya | LMIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Lesothod | LMIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Mauritania | LMIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Nigeriad | LMIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | LMIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Swaziland | LMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Zambia | LMIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Algeria | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Botswana | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Equatorial Guinea | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Gabon | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Mauritius | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Namibia | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| South Africa | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Seychellesd | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| AMRO | Haiti | LIC | Eligible | Introducer |
| Bolivia | LMIC | Transitioning | Introducer | |
| El Salvador | LMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Guatemala | LMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Honduras | LMIC | Graduating | Introducer | |
| Nicaragua | LMIC | Transitioning | Introducer | |
| Argentina | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Belized | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Brazil | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Colombia | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Costa Rica | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Cuba | UMIC | Transitioning | Non-Introducer | |
| Dominica | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Dominican Republic | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Ecuador | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Grenada | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Guyana | UMIC | Transitioning | Introducer | |
| Jamaica | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Mexico | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Panama | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Paraguay | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Peru | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Saint Lucia | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Suriname | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Venezuela | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Bahamasd | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Barbados | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Canadad | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Chile | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| United States | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Uruguay | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| EMRO | Afghanistand | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer |
| Somalia | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Djibouti | LMIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Egypt | LMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Jordan | LMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Morocco | LMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Pakistand | LMIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Sudan | LMIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Syria | LMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Tunisia | LMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Yemen | LMIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Iran | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Iraq | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Lebanon | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Libya | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Bahrain | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Kuwait | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Oman | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Qatar | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Saudi Arabia | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| United Arab Emirates | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| EURO | Armenia | LMIC | Transitioning | Introducer |
| Georgia | LMIC | Transitioning | Introducer | |
| Kyrgyzstan | LMIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Moldova | LMIC | Transitioning | Introducer | |
| Tajikistan | LMIC | Eligible | Introducer | |
| Ukraine | LMIC | Graduating | Non-Introducer | |
| Uzbekistan | LMIC | Transitioning | Introducer | |
| Albania | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Azerbaijan | UMIC | Transitioning | Non-Introducer | |
| Belarus | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Bosnia Herzegovina | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Bulgaria | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Croatia | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Kazakhstan | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Macedonia | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Montenegro | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Romaniad | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Russiad | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Serbia | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Turkey | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Turkmenistan | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Andorra | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Austria | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Belgium | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Cyprus | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Czech Republic | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Denmark | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Estonia | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Finland | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| France | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Germany | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Greece | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Hungary | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Iceland | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Irelande | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Israel | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Italyd | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Latvia | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Lithuania | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Luxembourg | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Malta | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Monaco | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Netherlands | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Norwaye | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Polandd | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Portugal | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| San Marino | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Slovakia | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Slovenia | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Spain | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Swedend | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Switzerland | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| United Kingdom | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| SEARO | DPR Korea | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer |
| Nepal | LIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Bangladesh | LMIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Bhutan | LMIC | Graduating | Non-Introducer | |
| Indiad | LMIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Indonesia | LMIC | Transitioning | Non-Introducer | |
| Myanmar | LMIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Sri Lanka | LMIC | Graduating | Non-Introducer | |
| Timor-Leste | LMIC | Transitioning | Non-Introducer | |
| Maldives | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Thailandd | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| WPRO | Cambodia | LMIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer |
| Kiribati | LMIC | Transitioning | Introducer | |
| Lao PDR | LMIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Micronesia | LMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Mongolia | LMIC | Graduating | Non-Introducer | |
| Papua New Guinea | LMIC | Transitioning | Non-Introducer | |
| Philippinesd | LMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Solomon Islands | LMIC | Eligible | Non-Introducer | |
| Vanuatu | LMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Vietnam | LMIC | Transitioning | Non-Introducer | |
| China | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Fiji | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Malaysia | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Marshall Islands | UMIC | — | Introducer | |
| Nauru | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Niue | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Samoa | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Tonga | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Tuvalu | UMIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Australia | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Brunei Darussalam | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Cook Islands | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Japan | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| Korea | HIC | — | Non-Introducer | |
| New Zealand | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Palau | HIC | — | Introducer | |
| Singapored | HIC | — | Non-Introducer |
aLower Income Countries (LICs) defined as GNI per capita ≤ US$1,045; Lower-middle Income Countries (LMICs) defined as US$1,046 ≤ GNI per capita ≤ US$4,125; Upper-middle Income Countries (UMICs) defined as US$4,125 ≤ GNI per capita ≤ US$12,745; Higher Income Countries (HICs) defined as GNI per capita > US$12,745.10,11
bList of Phase IV countries that receive Gavi financial support for new vaccine introduction from 2016-2020 and five Phase III (2011-15) Gavi countries that graduated in Phase IV. Information on website accessed on August 2017.8,9
cRotavirus vaccine introduction status was defined by the reported year of rotavirus vaccine introduction collected from the WHO/UNICEF - Joint Reporting Form (JRF) "Year of New Vaccine Introduction" dataset downloaded on August 2017.16
dCountries excluded from the final list of introducing countries because although they reported having inclusion of rotavirus vaccine in the National Immunization Schedule or reported coverage of rotavirus vaccine to the WHO/UNICEF - JRF datasets, they did not have a year of rotavirus vaccine introduction in the WHO/UNICEF - JRF, "Year of New Vaccine Introduction" dataset.
eCountries included in the final list of introducing countries because they reported the year of rotavirus vaccine introduction but had incomplete WHO/UNICEF - JRF data for either "Rotavirus Vaccine Coverage" or "National Immunization Schedule" datasets downloaded on August 2017.16